Closed sifter cap for containers



1,613,518- Jan. 4, 1927. KENDALL CLOSED SIFTER CAP FOR CONTAINERS FiledJuly 10, 1926 INVENTOR William Gilfwdall ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 4,1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-'

. CLOSED SIFTER CAP FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed July 10, 1926. Serial No. 121,590.

This invention relates to containers and particularly to an improvedsifter cap for containers, the object being to provide an improvedstructure which is simple, easily operated but effective.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sifter cap forcontainers whereby a minimum number of parts are used and arranged insuch a manner as to not readily get out of order.

In the accompanying drawing- Fi re 1 is a side view of a containerprovided with a closed sifter top constructed according to the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional viewthrough are 1 on line 3-3.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 3 on line 4-4.

Figure 5 1s a perspective view of the sliding plate shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the spring shown in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 4 but showing a modifiedconstruction.

Figure Sis a perspective view of the modified sliding plate shown inFigure 7.

Figure 9 i a sectionalview through Figure 4 on line 9-9.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates acontainer which may be of any material and adapted to receive anydesired contents, as for instance, powder. When the container 1 isformed the same is constructed with a neck or if Flgformed of glass aneck 2 of metal is provided and secured firmly in place by cement orotherwise. The neck 2 is formed with a pressed. out portion forming anoutside bead 3 and is also formed with an integral top 4 having a seriesof apertures 5 and a depressed portion 6 presenting an outside re- Aclosure member 7 formed in the cess. shape of a cup is fitted over theupperend of neck 2 and has the lowenpart turned over for forming anenclosing bead 8 fitting tightly against bead 3 whereby the parts areheld together. The enclosing member or ca 7 is provided with a series ofapertures 9 1n line with a rtures 4. A sliding late 10 is arranged tweenthe to 4 an the u per part of the covering mem r 7. This plate, isconstructed as shown particularly in Figures 4 and 5 and is suppliedwith a mm to ber of holes or apertures 11 held out of registry with theapertures 5 normally by a spring 12. Plate 10 is provided with a notch13 which receives the upstanding member or button 14 of spring 12. Itisalso provided with an integral extension 15 bent for forming a thumbmember 16 whereby when the thumb member is pressed toward the neck 2the.plate 10 will be moved against the action of spring 12 and thevarious apertures 11 will be brought inregistry with the apertures 9 and5 whereby the powder may be sifted from container 1 if the same isinverted. Immediately upon the release of the thumb member 16 spring 12will move the sliding plate 10 until the apertures therein are out ofregistry with the apertures 5. It will be noted that the top 4 is notonly provided witha depression 6 for receiving spring 12 but is providedwith a depression 17 in which the plate 10 reciprocates. The

depression 17 prevents any lateral or side movement of plate 10 andcauses the apertures 11 to always move into registry with the apertures5 when the plate is moved inwardly or against the action of spring 12 aproper distance.

In Figures 7 and 8, a modified construction is shown, which modifiedconstruction includes aspring 12' formed integral with the plate 10'. Inthis form of the invention the depression 6 may be used or may beomitted as preferred. Aside from these differences the construction isidentical with the preferred form and will, therefore, need noadditional description. v

WhatI claim is:

1. A closed sitter cap for containers including a neck portionassociated with the container and provided with an apertured top, aninverted cup-shaped closure member secured to said neck portion with thetop of the closure member apertured and spaced from the top of the neck,one of said tops being formed with a pressed portion presentin a.slideway, a spring arranged at one polntin said;slideway, said spring beng arranged wholly within said slideway, and an apertured plate arrangedin said slideway, said apertured plate being provided with a handleprojecting beyond the neck and closure member, said plate being adaptedto be moved by said handle against the action of said spring until theapertures inthe plate register with the respective apertures 1n said BIAclosed cap for containers including a neck portion having an annularhead intermediate the length thereof and an apertured top, said topbeing formed with a depressed portion acting as a slideway, a capfitting snugly over said top, said cap being formed at its lower endwith a gripping portion overlapping and tightly gripping said head, saidcap being also formed with apertures aligned with the aperturesin saidtop, a flat plate slidingly mounted in said slideway, said plate beingformed with :1

neck extending to a point exteriorly of the cap whereby the plate may bemoved manually until the apertures therein register with the. aperturesin the top and cap, and 15 a spring arranged in the same plane as saidplate and wholly within said slideway for normally holding the plate insuch a positionsthat the apertures therein will be out 01' registry withthe apertures in the top.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL.

